computer is sucky, help me fix it please.

[superdave1984]

It is NOT illegal to download a copy of Windows as long as you have the Blue/Green Windows sticker with your serial number

My computer teacher informed me of that, so download away, as long as you have the little Windows sticker it is not illegal

Correct sir.

 

[smokey]

what model compaq is it? Many of the compaq and Hp have a hidden partition on the HD that is called the recovery partition in has the OS on it there.
if Not you can get the compaq cd's fro0m compaq for about 20 dollars.
Some of the compaqs had a utility that allows you to create the windows recovery disk set it can be found in the tools folder under accessories.

 

[pud]

ok I have a Recovery partition drive, I found in "my computer"... does this help any?

 

[smokey]

What model is the compaq and I can give you instructions or just go to the compaq/hp site search your model and it will give you instructions to recover it.

 

[smokey]

it should be a presario XXXX that is the numbers needed to get the correct instructions

 

[97RangerXLT]

IF this is a Compaq, it likely has a restore partition in the harddrive. unless you already reformatted the harddrive and nuked this partition, it should have everything on it to restore it to "out of the box" condition.

explore that drive (it is likely the "D:\" drive and find an executeable that will put your computer into the restore mode.

AJ

 

[Jason]

Maybe superdave could fix it. I hear he works cheap.
http://therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38296

Bring Listerine.

 

[pud]

it should be a presario XXXX that is the numbers needed to get the correct instructions

alright its compaq presario sr1620nx.

 

[Mark_88]

Sorry, I keep forgetting that Compaq and others have preinstalled OS from an OEM disk...but you can get around that if you really want too...I put Win2K on a Compaq computer and everything was there except a driver for the Ethernet...and I got around that by just installing a PCI card...

 

[pud]

ooooh! sweeet its Sooooooo fast now!
I just clicked F10 while the system was booting up..and it took me to recovery mode. I guess I wouldve noticed that if I ever shut it off before.


So now does anyone have any suggestions about what I can do to keep my computer good from now on? I would be more specific, but thats about as comprehensive as I can get lol.

 

[IamMonsterMan]

Scan for viruses and all that other nasty stuff often. Clean the registry, Disk Cleanup, and Defragment every once in a while and you should be all set

 

[Mark_88]

Soooooo...what was wrong with it???? Did you just reboot it and it worked better or did you reinstall the OS?

As for keeping a computer clean...the above suggestions would help...I always recommend putting data on a separate drive if possible...like personal files, music, and all that stuff so it doesn't clutter up the drive that the OS is on...but depending on how big your drive is...

Partitioning drives also helps...and that can be done easy enough with free software...but it's best done before you reinstall the OS...oh, and get more RAM if you havne't done that already...

 

[smokey]

AVG antivirus, malwarebytes, ccleaner, comodo firewall spywareblaster all are good programs to keep your system clean and running well.

 

[pud]

k well when i start having problems again Ill dig this thread back up hah.

Mark_88 when the comp is loading up.. like after a restart, it has an option to run system recovery and tells you to hit F10 if want to do so. Took 15 minutes, wiped out everything and shes back to new. Except I forgot a couple programs I needed that got erased...like my printer and camera programs...but no big loss. My desktop background even works now!

 

[Mark_88]

k well when i start having problems again Ill dig this thread back up hah.

Mark_88 when the comp is loading up.. like after a restart, it has an option to run system recovery and tells you to hit F10 if want to do so. Took 15 minutes, wiped out everything and shes back to new. Except I forgot a couple programs I needed that got erased...like my printer and camera programs...but no big loss. My desktop background even works now!

Ah, cool...thanks for the update...I always like to know how these things turn out...and what the fix was...just for interest sake...